Haha, it's harmless I think. He definitely seems to have an odd sense of humor, and was probably just having fun. The article says that he does that every game as part of his routine - nothing wrong with having a little extra fun with it.

Ovechkin is goofy, I don't know if he even realizes some of the dumb s*** he does. This, along with the near-decapitation on the golf cart, and the video of him doing 160+ in his benz on 495...he just might not be that bright

And as Dave Stubbs of Habs Inside/Out points out, Ovechkin does this every game, whether there's a little kid there or nobody, it's part of a pre-game routine.

Kind of funny to see, but it looks like it wasn't really a big deal. I mean if he does that same thing all the time, hard to call him classless because of it. Not his fault the Canadiens stuck a little kid next to their bench.